Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31012, Stephen Emery, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass,
Emery, Stephen
S 31012
CONTENTS

31012 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31012
Stephen Emery Rev Rev Emery
Act: July 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 9 th , Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5940 Massachussetts Stephen Emery of Lynn, in the State of Massachussetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Putnam of the Massachusetts by Col. Putnam in the Massachussetts line for 8 months 29 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachussetts at the rate of $29 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 15th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Oct r 1833 and sent to James Dana Esq. Present Arrears to 15th of Sept 1832 - 44 Pension allowance ending 4 th March '33. 14 14 $59 16
{ Revolutionary Class } Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 48
1887 Jan'y 8 T S Hopkins with history Prior

Dedication of Stephen E. Harg
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James Dana E. Present

We Samuel Simonds a Clergyman residing in the Town of Winchendon and Benjamin Brown residing in the Town of Templeton both in the County of Worcester - Do hereby certify and declare that we are well acquainted with Stephen Emery of Winchendon and that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Samuel Simonds Benjamin Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss 5 th Sept 1832. Then Personally appeared the above named Samuel Simonds and Benjamin Brown and made oath to the truth of the above Declaration by them subscribed. and I do hereby certify that full faith and credit ought to be given to their testimony Samuel Lee. Jus. D.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office,
183.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
Stephen Emery is borne on a muster roll of the Minute men under the command of Capt. William Pearley in Col. James Grayes regiment from the 19 th of Aprie 1775,, for the space of 7. days -
Again. Stephen Emery is borne on a roll of Capt. William Pearleys company, to the 1 st of August 1775 - for the space of 3. months and 13. days from the 26 th of April 1775 -
Again! Stephen Emery is borne on "A Pay roll for one private omitted in Capt. John Boyntons company in Col. Nathan Shacahack's regiment in the thirty days service" for the space of 29. days from the 27 th of September 1775.
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I further certify that there is no roll of Capt. William Pearly's company in service in the year A. D. 1775. after the 1 st of August 1775.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy
Stephen C. Mearns

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this 30th day of September in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at Worcester  Stephen Emery a resident of Winchendon in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
1 That he entered the service at the commencement of the war, he enlisted as a minute man in AD 1775 in Capt. Parley's Company of Boxford, County of Essex in Col. Page's Reg't of Andover On the 19 April AD 1775 he turned out with his Company and joined his Reg't at Cambridge where he enlisted into the same Company and Reg't his former Officers continuing for eight months he was stationed on Cambridge common until he completed his eight months, having mustered from the 19th of April until the last day of December AD 1775 .
2 In 1777 he engaged to on the expedition after Burgoyne , he then lived in Winchendon County of Worcester , and turned out as a Volunteer he marched under Lt. Buxton of Winchendon with a party and proceeded Plattsburgh and was there the day of the Battle, and they gained Capt. Wilder's party principally of Templeton , and were ordered to cross the river Adiron to prevent Burgoyne's retreat and there remained till after the surrender they took possession of the German lines , and were soon discharged he returned home having served thirty days.
3 He engaged to serve two days at Rutland in guarding the troops of Burgoyne's Army that were sent there, he was under the orders of Capt. [blank] Company and he did duty there for thirty days from the time he left home, and was discharged and returned home again.
Declaration of Stephen Emery
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Stephen Emery Brinsmade Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

We the undersigned a Clergyman residing in the Town of Winchendon residing in Town of Winchendon and hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Simonds who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Samuel Simonds years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Simonds who signed the annexed preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Winchendon  Town of Winchendon and that Benjamin Brown who has also signed the annexed  same is a resident in the Town of Winchendon  Town of Winchendon and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathaniel Dime Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Registrar, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Emery for a pension. That I am a person who took the annexed affidavit in open court of the said Court in full credit, & that he signed the same - IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Probate Court this sixth day of September - in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two. Theoph. Wheeler Reg. of Probate for said County in Massachusetts.
And at the same Court the following were proposed interrogatories were put to him - Direct
1 When, and in what year were you born? Anr? I was born at Boxford Ms on the 16 of April 1748 2 Have you any record of your age and where is it? Anr? I have no record of my age. 3 When were you living when called into service, when have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live Anr? When first called into service I lived in Boxford, then removed to Winchendon where I again went into service, and have continued to live in Winchendon ever since. 4 How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom? Anr? all my services were voluntary. 5 State the names of some of the Officers whom you knew in service & I saw Genl Washington at Cambridge & stood centry at his gate. 6 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the revolution. Rev. Mr Clark Jacob Wheeler Esq. Mr Amasa Whitney and Ephraim Murdoch Esq. 7 Did you ever receive any discharge from service - Anr? I never received any written discharge from service -
Stephen Emery